1999 PDC World Darts Championship
Skol World Darts Championship Tournament information Dates 28 December 1998 – 3 January 1999 Venue Circus Tavern Location Purfleet, Essex Country England, United Kingdom Organisation(s) PDC Format Sets Final – best of 11 Prize fund £104,000 Winners share £30,000 High checkout 167 Graeme Stoddart 167 Gary Mawson Champion(s) Phil Taylor «1998 2000» The 1999 Skol World Darts Championship was held between 28 December 1998 and 3 January 1999 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex. After five years, organisers the Professional Darts Corporation scrapped the group stages and the tournament became a straight knock-out for the first time. The third-place play-off which had been a feature for the previous two years was also abandoned. The field was expanded from 24 to 32 players – the biggest influx of players since the PDC separated from the British Darts Organisation in 1992/93. Phil Taylor emerged as champion for the fifth successive year, taking his overall tally to seven World Champi